Home & Garden - 14 December 2007

2007-12-14 07:58:45 · 2 answers · asked by steviesfm 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-12-14 07:54:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm buying one for a gift. Have NO clue if a 10 volt is ok, or if I should pay double for an 18 volt ? They also want a cordless one. Is it better to buy the 'pack' or buy tool & ...is it 'battery' or 'charger' seperately ?This is for 'around the house' projects.... it's not being used by a professional handyman or anything. Although I was told that they wanted a 'heavy duty' one.... but what's enuf rpms, or whatever they're called ? :)
I've read anywhere from 0-2000 but I've seen saws with 2500 and 3000 also. What's overkill on this ?
thanks in advance !

2007-12-14 07:53:50 · 3 answers · asked by tkam 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I didn't see it until I took it out of the washer.
I washed it with regular laundry detergent.

2007-12-14 07:48:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-12-14 07:42:00 · 2 answers · asked by Al 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my home furnaces when start the sound comes tick tick tick after 10 minutes furnaces catch the fire .

2007-12-14 07:39:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

i have an aloe vera plant which i brought in the caribean a few months ago.

on a couple of the leaves it has gone a dull brown/gray colour, on the tips/ part of the edge. the rest of the plant is perfectly healthy, i have three other vera plants spouting in the pot from the original one. i am wondering if anyone can help me. shall i cut the bits off or just leave the plant to sort it? and if i cut should it be the whole leaf or jst the ill looking bits? it is not spreading which is good but it just doesnt make my vera plant look healthy. please help if you can.

2007-12-14 07:34:45 · 5 answers · asked by Rhys 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-14 07:28:32 · 15 answers · asked by jo d 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

My hot water boiler stopped working a while back. It is heated by electricity, not gas. Its a UK boiler if that makes any difference. Are there any points i can check over myself before i spend out money on getting someone out to look at it??
Thanks in advance!

2007-12-14 07:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by RM 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Yesterday we had a plumbing issue and water flooded the bathrooms and some of the water ran onto our carpets. We are renters and the landlord decided that the damage wasn't severe enough to replace the carpet.

Okay....well now it's been 24 hours and the carpet is still wet. I tried my best to soak up the water, let a fan blow on it. It is slowly but surely drying.

Is there anything I can put on the carpet to stop it from smelling? Or to help it dry quicker?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. =)

2007-12-14 07:19:38 · 7 answers · asked by Still a Sexy Momma 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

i know nearly all there is to know about running electric and all that jazz, i just don't want to have to pay someone else to pull all the necessary permits for me. i live in pa and need to become a licensed PA electrician in order to pull my own permits. do i still have to take classes or apprentice under a licensed electrician, or can i just go take the exam and get licensed? what all do i have to do and how long does it take?

2007-12-14 07:14:40 · 6 answers · asked by bartendresslia 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

This is the first year we are going to buy a balled, live Christmas tree to plant after Christmas. Any suggestions on how to keep it alive while indoors and planting in the middle of winter? Any do's and don't from someone with experience would be great!

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-14 07:12:09 · 22 answers · asked by tmb 2 in Garden & Landscape

If it was still wet i would get it off with just water but didint notice it on time! What can i use to get it off? It dried yesterday and i put it in the washer but it still their!

2007-12-14 07:10:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

The baby is a girl. The room is light yellow with sage green French toile fabric and curtains. I am going to stencil a "birds on a pine branch" border in sage green. I'd like a cute French phrase to stencil on the wall above the crib. My other girl's room has a pink and green French toile theme and I have "les jolis petits bebe sont endormis" stencilled on the wall in there. I'd like something similar in the other room, perhaps something that has to do with birds and babies ??????? Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

2007-12-14 07:09:21 · 5 answers · asked by twinmom 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-12-14 07:06:18 · 12 answers · asked by preacher16 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have the wood aclimatising in the room that it is to be laid on. i have read many web sites and all seem to say various things from ,its easy to dont even try . Can i use the same adhesive that you would use to fix tiles to wood flooring as what i want to do is the same but around the other way ?

2007-12-14 07:03:18 · 8 answers · asked by silverman 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

This pipe seems to have no function.

It comes up about 3 inches above the pavement and has a cap that allows air to go in and out - much like the top of a chimney.

My question is.... Why is there a pipe that comes off of my main drainage to the sewer, that leads outside my house that seems to serve no purpose?

Thanks!

2007-12-14 07:01:22 · 7 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

For some reason the CO2 alarm keeps going off. I know the stove tops are off, and the 9V battery that powers it, have not gone down to levels that will make the CO2 alarm "chirp" once a minute.

But for the last 2 weeks my CO2 alarm keep going off at all hours of the day or night. Even when I'm not home.

Can someone PLEASE HELP!!!

Thank You in advance.

2007-12-14 06:52:27 · 6 answers · asked by Native New Yorker 7 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-14 06:46:39 · 4 answers · asked by STX 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have given a lady a price to build an addition and it's been three months since we gave it to her. She is still saying she will do the project and will probably hire us, but will not make a commitment. If she does finally want us to do it, I am thinking of telling her we need to review our price since it's been so long. Since that time, we've started writing 30-day time limits on our offers, but we were new then, so we didn't do it then. How long would you think would be acceptable to no longer honor a price.

2007-12-14 06:41:57 · 13 answers · asked by gt5879c 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

How do I grow big pumpkins?

2007-12-14 06:41:00 · 6 answers · asked by EVERETT L H 2 in Garden & Landscape

My husband passed unexpectedly from a heart attack not long ago and a neighbor of ours who does electrical and A/C work and enjoys doing handyman type things also, for friends, etc., asked me to let him know anytime there's anything like that he can help me with, which I very much appreciate. As it turns out, I do have a couple things - 1) installing a motion detector light in both my front and back yards and 2) installing some new mini-blinds on my back door - that I would love to accept his help with, but have no idea how much to offer him when he's done. I also wonder if that is appropriate to do without hurting his feelings as I am almost sure his offer was meant to be at no charge (except supplies, of course) but I also don't want to assume that it was. Help! Can anyone tell me what is fair to pay for those jobs so I can at least offer him the cash for them??
P.S. No hidden agenda, he's just a good neighbor with a cute gf and absolutely no need for little old lady, me! ; )

2007-12-14 06:40:43 · 6 answers · asked by meowmyass 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

How do you build a bunk bed??? Like I was wondering should I even try to build one or just buy it??? What is your opinion???? Well I want the bunk bed to have a nother bed under the bottom bunk. also to have a desk. Thanks!!!I only want to know for my sis ( Twelve )

2007-12-14 06:37:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I bought some oranges and the fruit flies were free! Now they are all over the place, mainly in my bathroom and kitchen. The kitchen has been cleaned, the offending oranges washed and put in the fridge. But the flies persist. They also hang out near my nighstand and I don't have any snacks there! Help!!

I have three kids so snacks are something that don't always get found the same day they were given...sorry...but that is nothing new...the fruit flies are. I have had them before and once I got rid of their home they went away but these guys are squatters. How can I get rid of them without using harsh chemicals to do it...remember...I have three kids...and 2 dogs...

2007-12-14 06:35:42 · 11 answers · asked by emtalex 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

We have a Lennox high-efficiency natural gas furnace. It doesn't have any built in humidifier. We also have a table-top Honeywell humidifier with a replaceable filter. It's the cool type with a fan.

2007-12-14 06:34:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-14 06:30:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

i seen them somewhere but i cant remember where.

2007-12-14 06:19:44 · 4 answers · asked by daisy 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-12-14 06:16:47 · 3 answers · asked by bmgj v 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Borax for cleaning & washing clothes.

2007-12-14 06:07:19 · 3 answers · asked by moonlight200 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

That being said, the basin drains very slowly. I believe the stoppage in the basin drain is preventing the vent air from allowing the tub to drain properly and is forced to suck from the toilet...Could this be correct thinking? Thank you so much for your help.....

2007-12-14 05:55:58 · 4 answers · asked by David S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs